Nursing the yard through a hot summer sometimes is more about what you don’t do than what you do. Some activities are wasteful, some are counter-productive, and a few are downright plant-harmful when ...

What is less lovely than a summer blossom? The sight of a Japanese beetle on that blossom, shiny as an oil slick. “We’re hearing quite a few reports about the beetles this year,” according to Sharon ...

Japanese beetles might be harmless to humans but that doesn’t mean you want them around. This invasive insect feeds on more than 300 plants and costs the United States more than $460 million a year to ...

Aditya Prabhu loved eating the peaches off the tree in the backyard of his mom’s house. The only problem was the plant produced only a few fruits a year because Japanese beetles in the hundreds would ...

As we head into the dog days of summer, you might be focused on planning a last-minute vacation, spending quality time with family or helping your kids get ready for school. But if you’re in ...

Q. I have swarms of Japanese beetles in my landscape. My neighbor has one of those traps, and it is full every day. Is that part of the problem? A. Japanese beetles are native to Japan, China and ...

Some University of Minnesota students have come up with a creative solution for a pesky problem. "Every year, these Japanese beetles would come and completely eat away at our plum trees," said Aditya ...

Minnesota (WCCO) — Some University of Minnesota students have come up with a creative solution for a pesky problem. “Every year, these Japanese beetles would come and completely eat away at our plum ...